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What We’re Really Listening To – 10/30/20

October 30, 2020

For those who missed our last installment, We post bi-weekly updates covering what the staff at Heavy Blog have been spinning. Given the amount of time we spend on the site telling you about music that doesn’t... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 10/30/20

Scott Murphy

October 30, 2020

Release Day Roundup

Editor’s Note: Longtime reader Remi VL is a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommen... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Listen to 9 Minutes of Gargantuan Doom From Bethmoora

Matt MacLennan

October 28, 2020

News, Premieres

From the rampant, murky underground of Copenhagen's extreme music scene comes Bethmoora. Their name taken from Lord Dunsany's A Dreamer's Tales (itself a big influence on the fantasy and dark science-fiction world), this five-piece play with the abrasive sonic... Read More...

214 – Content With The Content

Noyan

October 27, 2020

Podcast

Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast! This week, we discuss some new content. Content from Dark Tranquillity, Killer Be Killed, Venom Prison, Devin Townsend, Soilwork, Archspire, Trivium, Within the Ruins, Beaten to Death ... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 10/23/20

Scott Murphy

October 23, 2020

Release Day Roundup

PREMIERE: Idle Ruin Get Things Moving With “The Devil’s Trade”

Joshua Bulleid

October 22, 2020

Premieres

Sometimes you listen to metal for its complexity and cerebral intricacies. Sometimes all you need is a good riff and some serious pace, which is exactly what Idle Ruin bring on debut single "The Devil's Trade". ... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Listen to Slowly Building Weapons Summon “Armada of Ghosts”

Eden Kupermintz

October 22, 2020

Premieres

Another day, another fantastic band from Australia. This time around, we have the excellently named Slowly Building Weapons and their fever-like brand of experimental doom, blending the more tripped out elemen... Read More...

213 – From Xero To Hero: Hybrid Theory

Noyan

October 21, 2020

Podcast

Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast! This week, I bring back resident nu-metal meme master Ryan back to chat about the 20th anniversary of Linkin Park's masterpiece, Hybrid Theory. We also dive into the extra bonus tracks... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Mountain Caller!

Eden Kupermintz

October 20, 2020

Listen To This!

Instrumental doom metal or instrumental stoner is a tough thing to sell. The genres are already known for their meandering approach to composition so it is many a nose that is upturned at the thought of an instrumental version of the styles. But the truth is,... Read More...

Clipping. – Visions of Bodies Being Burned

Eden Kupermintz

October 19, 2020

Reviews

When discussing the idea of the uncanny, or unheimlich as it is called in German, Sigmund Freud said "everything is unheimlich that ought to have remained secret and hidden but has come to light". In fact, we ... Read More...